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Topic: vacuum cleaners ?

Posted By: Mr. Slide
Subject: vacuum cleaners ?
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 12:19am

I'm finding out most people don't vacuum very well.

Are have weak vacuums.

I'm looking 4 a very strong comm. vacuum cleaner

does anyone use one or know of one

4 under $400.00

Thanks 4 any help

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Replies:

Posted By: HeartlandSteam
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 1:06am

your tm...thats the best vac i've ever seen

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Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 2:13am

If you have a tm, you can get dry vac head for it. Doug uses one, and he seems to like it. I use a Royal, but it was a bit over 400.00, and that was a steal. It retails for 700.00.

The Sanitaire line by Eureka might be up your alley. The Hoover Conquest is really good, but only if you get a really good deal. They're usually priced to high, in my opinion.

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 2:35am

If you don't use a " PILE-LIFTER " You don't have a vaccuum

Nightrider

Posted By: Mr. Slide
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 3:28am

Who sale's a good pile-lifter?

Forget that ?

just looked on line about $2000.00

not ready 4 that yet!

but i agree Nightrider

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!!!Check this out!!!
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Posted By: greg
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 11:33am

check on ebay. you can find pile lifters there sometimes.

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nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet.

Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 3:14pm

Yeah, I'd love a pile lifter, but's not a top priority at this point.

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 3:40pm

I remember 1 for sale on " magicwandco.com "

nightrider

Posted By: dennis_is_ok
Date Posted: 15/September/2006 at 8:54pm

good upright commercial vac in Canada is $685.00
not sanitaire though.

Posted By: Steamy
Date Posted: 20/September/2006 at 1:22pm

I like Royal vacs. They are expensive but built to last.

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 20/September/2006 at 1:52pm

I just bought 2 Dysons for the restaurant....them seem to be holding their own so far.............the amazing thing about the " DYSON " is that when they're 3/4 full they have the same suction as empty

Nightrider

Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 20/September/2006 at 5:36pm

Dysons are really good out of the box. I've read in Consumer Reports that they don't last especially long, but anyone I know who has one loves it.

Posted By: Mr. Slide
Date Posted: 22/September/2006 at 12:22am

yea, so I think I'm going to go with a

"Dyson", since most of my jobs are res.

Thanks again guys!!!

AL

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!!!Check this out!!!
Put a Slide Not a Glide on your Wand, and do a better job!

Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 22/September/2006 at 12:46am

Let us know how they travel, Kane.

There's something to be said for a vacuum manufacturer that doesn't try to compete in our market by selling consumer "steam cleaners."

Posted By: greg
Date Posted: 22/September/2006 at 8:01am

I don't trust bagless vacs. I've heard nothing but bad things about them. But this is the first time I've heard anything about the Dyson. Maybe they got it right.

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nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet.

Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 22/September/2006 at 12:45pm

Walmart has some good cheapies....

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 22/September/2006 at 5:47pm

I was at a Canadian Tire store and they have a vaccuum that comes close to the " Dyson " @ $ 199.00 compared to the $ 479.00 I paid for the Dyson I bought one to try out and keep as a spare...........VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THE DYSON......It's called Infinity and as the Dyson when almost full it does not lose suction

Nightrider

Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 22/September/2006 at 5:53pm

Tell how they compare to each other in six months.

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 22/September/2006 at 7:03pm

Motor is almost identical , circuits as well , body construction & durability ( who knows, I'd have to throw it off the roof ) design and system of vaccuum and attachments the same......If it lasts me 1 year of everyday ( 2 hr use ) my cost will be 27.5 cents/hour.........I think I can afford to buy a new one every year

Nightrider

Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 12:36am

Good point. :)

Posted By: Ninja-wand
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 1:08am

I also am looking for a new vacuum. Just finish talkin to a GUru and he recommended the new Sanitaire Contractor Series. SO, thats what Im gonna get. And its priced right too!

Check out these bad boys : http://www.sanitairecommercial.com/products/uprights/specs-contractor.jsp - http://www.sanitairecommercial.com/products/uprights/specs-contractor.jsp

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I'll make you TAP OUT!!!

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 3:26am

GOOD LUCK .................Allow me to enlighten you to the many adventures you will experience conquering your journey through THE " SANITAIRE COMMERCIAL VACUUM PURGATORY "....FIRST OFF ......get yourself a NOSH FILTER MASK & FACE VISOR for the enjoyment of emptying the bag........SECOND......the bag eventually in time will develop tiny microscopic holes that will gently supply you , your walls, and the furniture with a fine mist of yesterdays dust mites.....THIRD.........the top upper right hand corner of the bag will tear at the seam showering you with a steady stream of dust right into your mouth & eyes...................FOURTH........the rubber band that turns the beater brush stretches from the heat of the motor and has to be replaced every 2-3 weeks ( I used to have to buy a box of 125 for the year )......FIFTH.......the machine is bottom heavy and hard to manouver especially when the setting is on low pile and screws seem to come lose and fall out from the metal plate that helps the unit glide on the carpet.....SIXTH............the rubber band that borders the unit becomes lose for some reason and must be glued from time to time.....SEVENTH...............the plug breaks from unplugging the unit often ( I had to replace the plugs with a locking system ).........EIGHTH......the on/off button breaks no fewer than 3 times/year and requires 2 hours to fix or replace......................NINETH........the beater brush itself developes cracks in the wood and the green/blue plastic glides fall out..........................So there you have it.........perhaps you should take the plunge and discover for yourself what number 10 problem will be

How do I know all this........you may ask....................3 years ago I had a large contract and purchased 8 brand new Sanitaire units and each and everyone of them had exactly the same problems............

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR GURU TO SIT ON IT............. AND SPIN

Nightrider

Posted By: Ninja-wand
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 3:36am

Good info nightrider. I will go back and relay this to the Carpet cleaning god Mikey P. when he gets back from Connections and see what his response will be. lol

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I'll make you TAP OUT!!!

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 3:52am

You want to know what he'll say.........................Nightrider had the old models, they're different now...........all the problems were fixed..........and maybe so.................but....................as for me...................I'll never buy another Sanitaire.......................and my comments should in no way stop you from making the purchase.............give them a shot............but, I still believe you can't beat a Pile-Lifter

Nightrider

Posted By: LilNiteRidrhood
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 10:41am

Mikey P. is a carpet cleaning GOD??

Since when?

Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 1:04pm

LilNiteRidrhood wrote:

Mikey P. is a carpet cleaning GOD??

Since when?

Since he said so

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 1:10pm

I guess when SUCKING sh*t out of carpets for so long, it brings you to a higher level of purity.......

I feel the word GOD is used too freely in movies, & print......we should have more respect for our Father in heaven...

With that said, let's just say Mikey P , is a sh*t sucking carpet Saint

Nightrider

Posted By: Ninja-wand
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 2:57pm

Of course the sanitaire is not going to compare to a Pile lifter lol Youre comparin a vacuum thats 2-$300 vs a machine thats $2000!! I want the BMW of vacuum cleaners...NOt a Lamborghini.

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I'll make you TAP OUT!!!

Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 6:36pm

Well.......If you want the B.M.W of vacuum cleaners..........then don't buy a Sanitaire, unless your view of B.M.W stands for ( BROKEN MACHINE WORKING )..........If your heart is with Sanitaire, by all means follow your heart.......don't you worry........YOUR HEAD WILL KICK INTO GEAR REAL SOON AFTERWARDS

Nightrider

Posted By: dennis_is_ok
Date Posted: 23/September/2006 at 9:44pm

Mon Dieu, WTF guy? They have not used wood on that unit in YEARS!

nightrider wrote:

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MAYBE YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR GURU TO SIT ON IT............. AND SPIN

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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 24/September/2006 at 12:36am

3 years ago they used wood, and I purchased the previous years model........so that makes it 4 years ago

Nightrider